Prodan (Bulgarian and Croatian: ÃÂÃÂþôðý) is a South Slavic (Bulgarian, Serbian and Croatian) masculine given name, itself a passive adjective (') from Slavic 'âÂÂ"to sell", hence meaning "sold". It is attested in Bulgarian and Croatian society since the Middle Ages. It is apotropaic (protective), found in Serbian naming culture along with popular names such as Vuk, Nenad, Stanià ¡a and others. Some adopted children were historically also given that byname. Variants and diminutives of the name found in Serbian culture include Prodanac (), Prodanko (), Proka (), Proko (), Prokaà ¡in (), Prole (), Proca (), Proà ¡a (), Projo (), and others. Variants and diminutives of the name found in Bulgarian culture include Prode (), Prodyo (), Prodiyo (), Prodanko (), Proyko (), Proye (), Proyo (), and others. The patronymic surnames ProdaniÃÂ, Prodanov and Prodanoviàare derived from the name.
In Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Italy, Romania and Moldova Prodan (Russian and Ukrainian: ÃÂÃÂþôðý) is found as a surname.